England will be better for their experience against Italy

“We scored the tries that we wanted to and we came away with five points.

“We’re always looking for an 80-minute performance and this is another experience for us to learn from and we’ll be better in the future.

“One thing’s for sure and that’s our players have come into camp a lot fresher,” Borthwick said.

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“Courtney Lawes after the Wales game had ice from head to toe because he was so battered.

“We had one third of the amount of rucks that we normally do in terms of comparison. The players are full of energy, which is a good thing for us.

“Scotland are a strong side playing very good rugby. They have a very tall pack and some very athletic forwards with pace.”